Nose Ring
2nd half 20th century (made), 20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A nose ring made from a open U-shaped gold loop, onto the lower part of which is threaded and soldered a lozenge-shaped element with roundels at each corner. The central part is inset with translucent glass and the four corner roundels are inset with red glass. Threaded and tied beneath this is a looped element made of a row of gold beads edged on either side with tiny seed pearls attached by twisted wires to a concertina-effect of radiating folded wire-work visible from the back. A further duo of a red glass and a silver beadare separated by two small granulated gold rings situated next to the double twisted terminal loop which acts as a fixing to receive the other hooked end of the nose ring. A small jhumka (bell-shaped pendant) in gold with pendant hollow gold beads is attached by a gold link to the looped closure.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold with seed pearls, silver and glass |
| Brief description | Nose ring (moti walla), in gold, pearls and glass with a quadrangular cast motif on the lower part. |
| Physical description | A nose ring made from a open U-shaped gold loop, onto the lower part of which is threaded and soldered a lozenge-shaped element with roundels at each corner. The central part is inset with translucent glass and the four corner roundels are inset with red glass. Threaded and tied beneath this is a looped element made of a row of gold beads edged on either side with tiny seed pearls attached by twisted wires to a concertina-effect of radiating folded wire-work visible from the back. A further duo of a red glass and a silver beadare separated by two small granulated gold rings situated next to the double twisted terminal loop which acts as a fixing to receive the other hooked end of the nose ring. A small jhumka (bell-shaped pendant) in gold with pendant hollow gold beads is attached by a gold link to the looped closure. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | Dr Ganguly purchased this nose ring from Amrapali, Jaipur for 269 euros on 30th July 2007. This nose ring is part of the large donation of Indian folk jewellery from Dr Waltraud Ganguly which was collected over the last few decades before her death in 2015 from dealers in both India and Europe, in parallel with extensive fieldwork she carried out in the Indian Sub-Continent. |
| Historical context | 'The very special pearl nose rings of Rajasthan, according to a jeweller worn by 'upper class Rajput', are called 'moti walla' - Waltraud Ganguly |
| Bibliographic reference | Ganguly, W., Nose Rings of India , Delhi, 2015
p.74, ill.p.80 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.258-2019 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2015 |
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